The history of cartography
Professor Stephen Upex will probably cover a lot more than you ever wanted to know about the history of maps and mapping!
Olney Archaeological Society
Speaker meetings
Now the War is Over
Dr Weinbren will explain what happened in every sphere of life and show that even today we are still dealing with the consequences of those years.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch
The Ukrainian Personal Computers that Rebooted the USSR
Why did Ukraine take the digital lead during the 1980s and 1990s and what happened next? Find out in this talk by Mykola Shcherbyna.
National Museum of Computing
Towcester Local Heritage Days
There will be displays in the library. Talks will be given in the rooms off the main library. A guided walk by Brian Giggins.
Towcester & District Local History Society
40 years of Camphill in Willen
Join Tom Bridle, author of the book, ’40 Years of Living, Working and Celebrating Together,’ Copies of his book will be available for sale and signing.
Willen Village Heritage Association
The Whole Art of the Book
Dominic Riley, bookbinder, artist and teacher, tells the fascinating story of everything that makes a traditional hand-bound book.>br />
Arts Society North Bucks
Silverstone from WWI to Formula I
Gerald Lovell’s talk is about a village dominated over centuries by the wood trade, yet post-war becoming “Home of British Motor Racing”.
Towcester and District Local History Society
Chaucer and Fourteenth Century Europe
Marion Turner is the J R R Tolkien Professor of English Literature and Language at the University of Oxford and an academic authority on Geoffrey Chaucer.
Olney Archaeological Society
Woman’s Land Army WWl
Come along to hear about the quite incredible contribution made by this oft-forgotten, overlooked ‘army’ of women who worked on the land.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Royal Train
Anecdotes and images about Royal Trains through the ages. The Royal Train has been based at Wolverton since 1842 and constructed there since 1869.
Yardley Gobion History Group